Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 163 Do you think the Prince of Xiaoyao has absolutely no feelings for Wanyun?

The Mu family holds a pivotal position in the Zhenling Guard. Putting aside Mu Yongfeng's influence, Mu Yunyan herself also has a very important status in the Zhenling Guard.

If Mu Yunyan marries the Prince of Xiaoyao, it means that the Zhenling Guard has already sided with the Prince of Xiaoyao. Now the Prince of Xiaoyao is no longer a dying man, and even has a certain amount of strength.

Once Emperor Zhou emerges from seclusion and sees the Zhenling Guard leaning towards the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, he will likely suspect that the Observatory has also sided with the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. This is not a good thing for Sikong Cheng, the supervisor of the Observatory.

The reason why the Star Gazing Tower has been able to exist independently of the imperial court and not be under its jurisdiction in recent years is mainly because after the death of the old Prince Xiaoyao, they quickly severed all ties with the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion.

If Emperor Zhou discovers that the Star Gazing Tower is connected to the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion, then it's only a matter of time before the Star Gazing Tower is shut down.

The Star Observation Tower was an institution left behind by the old Prince Xiaoyao. Emperor Zhou had always disliked the Star Observation Tower, but he felt that it was still somewhat useful, so he did not abolish it.

However, now that the Great Zhou has a Grand Preceptor, the Zhou Emperor no longer consults Sikong Cheng to observe celestial phenomena. The Star-Gazing Tower has almost no other function besides clearing away evil spirits.

However, the Qingyun Guards can also do the work of exorcising evil spirits. As long as the Qingyun Guards are given the methods for exorcising evil spirits left behind by the old carefree kings in the Star Gazing Tower, they will soon have the same strength as the Spirit Suppressing Guards.

Emperor Zhou originally intended to merge the Qingyun Guard and the Zhenling Guard into one, but he refrained from doing so because Sikong Cheng was relatively honest.

At this moment, Mu Yongfeng said to Mu Yunyan, "Take this time to look around. I will try my best to find some talented young men for you to choose from."

After saying that, Mu Yongfeng did not continue this heavy topic.

a few days later.

Su family.

In the Su family's council hall, Cui Min and Su Jinhua were discussing Su Wanyun's marriage.

“Master, so many days have passed, and Wanyun has not returned even once. I’m afraid she doesn’t want to marry into the Cui family.”

Not long ago, Cui Min told Su Jinhua that she had found a good marriage for Su Wanyun. Considering that Su Wanyun was almost thirty years old, and that the Cui family was a thousand-year-old family with a Tian Shu, Su Jinhua also had the idea of ​​marrying Su Wanyun into the Cui family. So Su Jinhua sent someone to deliver a message to Su Wanyun, asking her to come back and discuss the marriage.

As time went by, Su Wanyun never returned. Clearly, she was still unwilling to get married, just like before.

At this moment, Su Jinhua frowned and remained silent. He was also very troubled by his daughter, Su Wanyun. Back then, he sent her to the Xiaoyao King's mansion for the sake of the old Xiaoyao King's immortal techniques, thinking that she would soon be able to obtain the old Xiaoyao King's immortal techniques and leave the Xiaoyao King's mansion.

As a result, after so many years, Su Wanyun not only failed to find the old carefree king's immortal techniques, but she herself also grew old.

There are many rumors circulating that her relationship with Prince Xiaoyao is inappropriate, which has seriously damaged the reputation of the Su family. After all, even if Su Wanyun did not marry into Prince Xiaoyao's mansion, she still had a marriage contract with Prince Xiaoyao's elder brother.

This relationship isn't something to be proud of, and Su Jinhua is starting to doubt whether Su Wanyun has truly developed feelings for the Prince of Xiaoyao. So he plans to have a good talk with her when she returns, but Su Wanyun won't listen to him and keeps refusing to come back.

Cui Min continued, "Master, this can't go on. There are more and more rumors circulating in the capital about her and Prince Xiaoyao. These rumors are not only damaging the reputation of Prince Xiaoyao's mansion, but also making our Su family lose face." Su Jinhua said somewhat displeasedly, "Nothing has happened between her and Prince Xiaoyao, what's there to lose face about?"

Cui Min said, "How do you know that her relationship with Prince Xiaoyao is definitely innocent?"

"She entrusted such a valuable way of making money as perfume to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, which is enough to show that she no longer cares about the Su family, but only about the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion."

"If she had no feelings for Prince Xiaoyao at all, how could she have given the perfume-making method to Prince Xiaoyao's mansion?"

“I am her stepmother, and it is not appropriate for me to say such things, but for the sake of the Su family’s reputation, I have no choice but to play the villain this time.”

"I've heard that Prince Xiaoyao has recovered. You must have seen him at the Lu family's estate some time ago. It's said that he's incredibly handsome, like a celestial being descended to earth."

“Wanyun has been living with such a handsome man for a long time, how could she not have any feelings for him?”

“Even if she had no feelings for him in the past, as the Prince of Xiaoyao grows up, the ethereal aura he exudes will inevitably move Wanyun’s heart.”

"And that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Wan Yun's appearance is one of the best in the capital. Prince Xiaoyao has been living with her. You are a man, sir. Do you think Prince Xiaoyao has no feelings for Wan Yun at all?"

Hearing Cui Min say this, Su Jinhua immediately felt that it made a lot of sense. Su Wanyun's beauty was not only among the best in the capital, but also among the best in the entire Great Zhou.

Even though Su Wanyun has been living in the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, people have been coming to propose marriage to her all these years.

Even with the rumors of a relationship between Su Wanyun and the Prince of Xiaoyao, young masters from powerful families still wanted to marry her.

Seeing Su Jinhua's brows furrow even deeper, Cui Min felt that it was about time, so she suggested, "Why don't we take the initiative to spread the news that Wanyun is going to marry into the Cui family, and then get engaged to the Cui family directly? Once we are engaged to the Cui family, Prince Xiaoyao won't be able to say much, and Wanyun will have no choice but to come back and get married for the sake of her reputation."

Su Jinhua pondered for a moment. Now, she realized that this was probably the only way to force Su Wanyun to marry. She still had her beauty to rely on, and even if she had a scandal with the Prince of Xiaoyao, someone else would still be willing to marry her.

But if she gets older and wrinkles appear on her face, and she loses her former beauty, people will care more about her engagement to the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, and even more about how many years she has lived with the Prince of Xiaoyao.

Thinking of this, Su Jinhua sighed and then said, "Don't rush. I'll send someone to tell her that if she still doesn't want to come back or get married, then do as you said."

Seeing that Su Jinhua had agreed, Cui Min was overjoyed. As long as Su Jinhua agreed, the matter was settled. As for Su Wanyun's thoughts, she didn't care at all. All she wanted now was for Su Wanyun to marry into the Cui family as soon as possible.

The pavilion in the outer courtyard of the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion.

Su Wanyun was reporting to Lu Ming on the production and sales of perfume. Although Lu Ming had not taken over the business of Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, Su Wanyun felt that Lu Ming had grown up now and should know about the business operations of Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion even if he did not take the initiative to do so.

Seeing the beautiful woman's earnest reporting, Lu Ming's mind was not on what she was saying at all; instead, his eyes were scanning her voluptuous figure.

(End of this chapter)